Common use of Executive Authority Clause in Contracts

Executive Authority. The Officers shall carry out the rights, duties, and obligations of SPP pursuant to the authority granted by the Board of Directors. Officers will execute the SPP Standards of Conduct upon employment. The Standards of Conduct outline the independence requirements for all employees of SPP. The Officers shall be empowered to: (a) employ qualified technical and administrative employees; (b) engage office space; (c) employ outside technical and special service organizations; (d) execute contracts; (e) provide for independent regional reliability coordination, transmission service administration, and other services as may be directed by the Board of Directors; (f) serve as SPP's representative before regulatory bodies, NERC, and in other public forums; (g) incur reasonable expenses; and (h) make Staff resources available to individual Members or groups of Members on a non-firm, non-priority, first-come-first-serve basis so as not to interfere with current or future needs and priorities established by SPP. Effective Date: 8/5/2010 - Docket #: ER10-2145

Executive Authority. The Officers shall carry out the rights, duties, and obligations of SPP pursuant to the authority granted by the Board of Directors. Officers will execute the SPP Standards of Conduct upon employment. The Standards of Conduct outline the independence requirements for all employees of SPP. The Officers shall be empowered to: (a) employ qualified technical and administrative employees; (b) engage office space; (c) employ outside technical and special service organizations; (d) execute contracts; (e) provide for independent regional reliability coordination, transmission service administration, and other services as may be directed by the Board of Directors; (f) serve as SPP's ’s representative before regulatory bodies, NERC, and in other public forums; (g) incur reasonable expenses; and (h) make Staff resources available to individual Members or groups of Members on a non-firm, non-priority, first-come-first-serve basis so as not to interfere with current or future needs and priorities established by SPP. Effective Date: 8/5/2010 - Docket #: ER10-2145

Executive Authority. The Officers shall carry out the rights, duties, and obligations of SPP pursuant to the authority granted by the Board of Directors. Officers will execute the SPP Standards of Conduct upon employment. The Standards of Conduct outline the independence requirements for all employees of SPP. The Officers shall be empowered to: (a) employ qualified technical and administrative employees; (b) engage office space; (c) employ outside technical and special service organizations; (d) execute contracts; (e) provide for independent regional reliability coordination, transmission service administration, and other services as may be directed by the Board of Directors; (f) serve as SPP's ’s representative before regulatory bodies, NERC, and in other public forums; (g) incur reasonable expenses; and (h) make Staff resources available to individual Members or groups of Members on a non-firm, non-priority, first-come-first-serve basis so as not to interfere with current or future needs and priorities established by SPP. Effective Date: 8/5/2010 - Docket #: ER10-2145.

Executive Authority. The Officers shall carry out the rights, duties, and obligations of SPP pursuant to the authority granted by the Board of Directors. Officers will execute the SPP Standards of Conduct upon employment. The Standards of Conduct outline the independence requirements for all employees of SPP. The Officers shall be empowered to: (a) employ qualified technical and administrative employees; (b) engage office space; (c) employ outside technical and special service organizations; (d) execute contracts; (e) provide for independent regional reliability coordination, transmission service administration, and other services as may be directed by the Board of Directors; (f) serve as SPP's ’s representative before regulatory bodies, NERC, and in other public forums; (g) incur reasonable expenses; and (h) make Staff resources available to individual Members or groups of Members on a non-firm, non-non- priority, first-come-first-serve basis so as not to interfere with current or future needs and priorities established by SPP. Effective Date: 8/5/2010 - Docket #: ER10-2145Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Second Revised Sheet No. 11 Bylaws Superseding First Revised Sheet No. 11 Original Volume No. 4